Larry Antonuk began his fly tying career in 1969, using a Herter’s Fly Tying Kit he received for Christmas. Between then and now he has studied fly tying in England, New Zealand, Scotland, and of course with a variety of master fly tyers in New England. In 2006 Larry was awarded a Traditional Arts Apprenticeship grant which allowed him to study over the course of a year with Master Fly Tyer Bob Wyatt in Concord, NH. Larry produces traditional salmon flies in frames and glass domes, and also makes fly pins – useful for hat pins, brooches, tie-tacs, etc.
Sometime in 2010, Larry Antonuk found himself on a tour of the Enfield Shaker museum in Enfield, NH. While watching a broom making demonstration he became fascinated with the process, and wound up coming back for a tutorial with Master Broom Maker Susan Brown. One thing led to another, and Larry is now a frequent demonstrator at Enfield. He has researched and reproduced a variety of Shaker designs, and sells his work at Shaker museums in Enfield, Canterbury, Watervliet, New York, and Sabbathday Lake, Maine – the last active Shaker village.
